Beverage Container Holder

Abstract

A beverage container holder comprising a top portion configured to hold a first beverage container by engaging a perimeter of the first beverage container, and a bottom portion connected to the top portion and configured to rest on a second beverage container by engaging a perimeter of the second beverage container, wherein the bottom portion engages at least half of the perimeter of the second beverage container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage container holder comprising:
 a top portion configured to hold a first beverage container by engaging a perimeter of the first beverage container; and   a bottom portion connected to the top portion and configured to rest on a second beverage container by engaging a perimeter of the second beverage container, wherein the bottom portion engages at least half of the perimeter of the second beverage container.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion engages substantially all of the perimeter of the second beverage container. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first beverage container comprises a body and a neck connected to the body, and wherein the top portion does not engage the neck. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the top portion has a top opening through which the first beverage container is held upside-down by the top portion, and wherein the top portion is configured to hold the first beverage container stationary, and wherein the top portion is further configured to allow longitudinal sliding of the first beverage container when a downward force is applied to the first beverage container. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container holder of  claim 4 , wherein the bottom portion has a bottom opening with a longitudinal distance from the top opening, and wherein the rim of the second beverage container has a perimeter larger than the top opening but smaller than the bottom opening. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container holder of  claim 5 , wherein the bottom portion is generally conical-shaped and is further configured to engage any of a plurality of perimeters of different-sized second beverage containers. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container holder of  claim 5 , wherein the top portion and the bottom portion form a body that is generally conical-shaped, and wherein the top opening and bottom opening are generally circular. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container holder of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion comprises one or more side openings. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the first beverage container is engaged to the top portion via a contact area of the top portion, and wherein the contact area has surface features configured to generate sufficient friction to hold the first beverage container stationary within the top portion. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion comprises a bottom inner wall and a bottom outer wall, thereby creating a surface recess configured to engage a full perimeter of the rim of the second beverage container, and wherein the surface recess and the rim of the second beverage container have substantially identical perimeters. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the second beverage container has an inside surface and an outside surface around the rim of the second beverage container, and wherein the bottom portion makes contact only with the outside surface when engaged thereto. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein a combination of the top portion and the bottom portion has a body shape that displays promotional information. 
     
     
         13 . A beer container holder comprising:
 a top portion configured to hold a beer container upside-down by engaging a body, but not a neck, of the beer container; and   a bottom portion connected to the top portion and configured to engage a rim of a frozen beverage glass covering at least half of the rim of the frozen beverage glass.   
     
     
         14 . The beer container holder of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion forms one or more side holes, each of which is configured to accept a straw therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . The beer container holder of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom portion engages a full perimeter of the rim of the frozen beverage glass, wherein the beer container is a beer bottle with the body and the neck smaller than the body, wherein the top portion has a top opening through which the beer bottle is held by the top portion, and wherein the top opening substantially fits the body of the beer bottle to allow longitudinal sliding of the beer bottle. 
     
     
         16 . A method for holding a first beverage container inside a second beverage container, the method comprising:
 attaching a container holder to the second beverage container;   inserting the first beverage container upside-down through a top opening formed by a top portion of the container holder; and   sliding the first beverage container along a longitudinal direction to adjust a height of the first beverage container with respect to the second beverage container.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the container holder is attached to a rim of the second beverage container such that a bottom portion of the container holder covers at least half of the rim. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 detaching the container holder from the second beverage container; and   attaching the container holder to a third beverage container such that the bottom portion covers at least half of a rim of the third beverage container, wherein the rim of the second beverage container and the rim of the third beverage container have different sizes.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein attaching the container holder to the rim of the second beverage container occurs during manufacturing of the container holder and permanently binds the container holder and the second beverage container as one piece. 
     
     
         20 . A beverage container holder consisting essentially of:
 a top portion configured to hold a first beverage container by engaging a perimeter of the first beverage container; and   a bottom portion connected to the top portion and configured to engage at least half of a perimeter of a second beverage container.   
     
     
         21 . The beverage container holder of  claim 20 , wherein the top portion has a surface comprising one or more features configured to hold stationary first beverage containers of different sizes. 
     
     
         22 . The beverage container holder of  claim 20 , wherein the top portion holds the first beverage container stationary when no downward force is applied to the first beverage container, and allows the first beverage container to move downward when a downward force is applied to the first beverage container.